Dobrova pri Dravogradu

Dobrova pri Dravogradu
Dobrova pri Dravogradu

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°34′37.17″N 15°0′51.72″E / 46.5769917°N 15.0143667°E / 46.5769917; 15.0143667Coordinates: 46°34′37.17″N 15°0′51.72″E / 46.5769917°N 15.0143667°E / 46.5769917; 15.0143667
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Carinthia
Statistical region Carinthia
Municipality Dravograd
Area
  Total 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Elevation 409.3 m (1,342.8 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 170
[1]

Dobrova pri Dravogradu (pronounced [ˈdoːbɾɔva pɾi ˈdɾaːvɔɡɾadu]) is a village south of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dobrova to Dobrova pri Dravogradu in 1955.[3]

Church

The local church is built on a small hill south of the main settlement. It is dedicated to the Holy Cross. It was built in 1845.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Dravograd municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2939

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, January 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.